Recent Posts in Personal Injury Category
Posted on Apr 12, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A recent press release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed surprising statistics regarding the number of distracted drivers that may be on the road at any ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Every year, thousands of people die needlessly in auto accidents caused by distracted drivers. Distractions of any kind, from texting to lighting a cigarette or applying make-up, dramatically ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Traditionally a religious holiday, Saint Patrick's Day has become more of a secular and cultural holiday. Of Irish descent or not, many Americans across the country celebrate this holiday every ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
This March marks Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the attorneys and administrative staff at Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP are committed to doing what we can to promote brain injury awareness among ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
In reading about civil litigation, you may have come across the term "expert witness." But what does such a person do, and what role do they play in personal injury, medical malpractice, ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2013 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
In handling a personal injury lawsuit stemming from an accident, whether it may involve injuries caused in a car accident, motorcycle accident, slip and fall accident or construction accident, it is ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
When a person is injured by the negligence or wrongdoing of another, there is generally a time limit within which that person must file a civil lawsuit to seek financial compensation for injuries ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Potentially the most contested statute of limitations is the limit that applies to filing criminal charges or suing in civil court for sexual abuse, particularly child sexual abuse. A statute of ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
In a perfect world, submitting a valid claim to an insurance company would result in a prompt and fair payment. In the real world, this is simply not always the case. Though some insurance claims are ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
If you are considering whether to file a personal injury lawsuit, one of the key issues you are likely wondering about is what your case is worth. After all, the outcome of a successful personal ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Injured in an Accident? Be Sure to Preserve Evidence to Support Your Claim. If you were injured in an auto accident, were bitten by a dog, were injured by medical malpractice or lost a loved one in a ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The widower of a woman who was turned away by two different airlines is planning on filing suit in federal court against the airlines for denying her passage and therefore preventing her from ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A family in Pennsylvania was awarded a $109 million judgment in a personal injury lawsuit involving the death of a wife and mother who was burned and electrocuted by a spliced power line in the ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Over Thanksgiving weekend, families and friends get together. Many people take much-needed time off work to travel and visit loved ones, to carry out traditions with their families or to simply ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Every state has its own implementation of so-called " dog bite laws," meaning the manner in which a victim of such an attack may seek financial compensation will vary. In some states, dog ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
One of the many difficulties faced by a victim of an accident or injury is whether to accept a settlement offered by the insurance company. It may be an offer from a workers' compensation ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
In the majority of personal injury lawsuits, the plaintiff (injured party) will have the burden of proving that the defendant (the party accused of causing the plaintiff's injuries) was negligent ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Something that many people may be unaware of, in regard to personal injury lawsuits, is that a person can sue for injuries intentionally caused by another person or company. Cases of this kind are ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
There are three primary grounds for personal injury lawsuits: negligence, intentional conduct and strict liability. We will cover each of these in a series of blogs over the next several days and hope ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
We've all seen the commercials and heard the ads on the radio, of attorneys or non-attorney spokespersons talking about seeking justice and recovering money for "personal injuries." But ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Workers' compensation systems in each state offer injured workers the opportunity to seek benefits for lost earnings and medical expenses related to injuries and illnesses that are ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A woman and five-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when a security gate of a storefront business in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn came loose and fell on them. New York Daily News ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Marc J. Bern
On December 14, 2001, while boarding the elevator on her way to her office in a midtown Manhattan building, a woman was crushed between the elevator car and wall of the shaft. The victim, Suzanne ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared January as National Radon Action Month, part of the government's effort to raise awareness regarding the risks of radon exposure. This ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A 12-year-old boy is in the hospital in critical condition after being struck in the head by a stray bullet. While celebrating the New Year, an unidentified person shot a gun into the air. As the ...
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